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Because he has high expectations of starters.
- kawhi got his third foul in the 3rd quarter and pop immediately subs him..happened against okc too.
- Him being Hard on Danny is no story..
why doesn't belli get the same treatment?
Because he has high expectations of starters.
Because Beli wont be here next season.
Leonard and Green have earned the right to be aggressively coached by Pop.
Because he was hard on Parker and look how he turned out.
Goood point
Managing a player in foul trouble isn't some sort of punishment. Kawhi happens to have the most critical job this series. There's no way in Pop leaves him in to pick up a 4th foul 2 minutes into the second half.
Because they're american.
This. And they're young, in this disciplined system, being put through the grind is part of the process of becoming a perennial Spur.
He doesn't want them out there playing defense like they aren't trying to pick up a fourth. Especially against the likes of a Lebron or Durant, who are experts at drawing whistles and would start attacking the out of a tentative defender, making #4 all the more likely.
Marco is who he is. Pop isn't going to change that and he knows it. Leonard is a ball of raw potential that Pop absolutely loves to coach, and Danny has moments where you don't understand why he was ever cut to begin with, and moments when you don't understand how he was ever resigned. Pop hopes he can get more of one, less of the other, and that it might lead to good things because Danny and Kawhi can change the entire game since they are the bulk of the Spurs perimeter defense. Marco just gives you offense when the other team is sagging off him (regular season). Marco is basically Matt Bonner without the size and with better handles (though Matt rarely turns the ball over).
To be fair, I'd imagine Green being the most ' y' out of all the players. IIRC, the Spurs cut him a couple of years back because they didn't like his at ude. He's made strides since, including saying typical Spursy-things like "We help each other out", "We need to take good shots", "I'm trying to help the team however I can."
But you can tell from his small smirks after making threes / short spurts of trash-talking that if it wasn't for the Spurs - the dude would be pretty showy. For crying out loud, he used to dance before games lol. Maybe that's why Pop is so hard on him?
As for Kawhi.. Pop is doing him a favor by being hard on him. I guarantee that if he got the Paul George treatment (to where it's okay to chuck whatever you want, you're our future star.) Kawhi would probably be a different player mentally. Pop is challenging him to play better, nothing wrong with that considering his age. I'd love for a prime Kawhi to have the mind-set of Duncan with the motivation of Parker.
But dude, minute-managing is just Basketball 101. Would you prefer Kawhi to have 3-4 fouls by half time?
Maybe because they've been here at least 3 years and should know better by now.
He probably values Green and Kawhi more than Marco. If Marco fouls out it isn't really a big loss vs if Green or Kawhi foul out that puts a lot more pressure on Manu or Diaw to fill in. Plus it wasn't really a bad thing because of the heat it allowed both of them to be fresh going into the 4th and they finally made some shots.
because he wanted him to have fouls to burn in 4 quarter against james
Danny, Lebron and the cavs dancing before the game was epic
He's hard on Leonard because he's young and you sharpen steel with steel(I think lol I'm kind of drunk). Leonard has a pretty high ceiling in my opinion and Pop wants to see him realize that potential.
Demand perfection, don't expect anything less.
That is just how Pop rolls. He was hard on Tony because he expected great things from him. It is the same with Green and Leonard.
It is also partially because of their age. He really gets into his young starters, and always has.
Pop with the Green CONFIDENCE KILLER...
"If he isn't making shots, there's no reason for him to be out there. [wipes sweat] And that's the god honest truth
All of the above and no one with any truth....
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because pop is a prick who plays favorites
nah just kidding
Damn, well put
I get that vibe from Green as well. I think Green will end up being a completely different player than he is now after this era is over -- whether he's with the Spurs or with another team. He's pretty much been kept in check his whole career by playing on teams with at least two future HoFers. I don't think he's an Eric Young--type of player or anything, but I do think he's barely containing his ego. If he leaves the Spurs in 2015, it would likely be to a team that sees him as a potential missing piece (in the vet with a championship pedigree way, not the complimentary star way). He's not going to be the whipping boy again. I don't think Danny would let a player like Kyrie Irving yell at him like he lets Parker, for example.
I think Pop knows Green is probably the best glue-guy in the league. Playing that role consistently well requires a certain amount of humility and focus. He may feel that too much praise (even though it's deserved) could get him out of that mentality, which is neither good for the Spurs or Green, honestly. One could argue that Green's press conferences and panel interviews during the Finals last year did as much to disrupt his rhythm as any other factors outside of Miami's defense. Hopefully, Green continues to grow to the point that he can play the way he needs to without being managed.
the camera was right on them when he was chewing out danny last game. kinda felt for him
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